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Medicating Preschoolers for ADHD: How “Evidence-Based” Psychiatry Has Led to a Tragic End

This article by Robert Whitaker has been published by Mad in America. It begins: “In its May 25, 2021 issue, JAMA published a  report  on the comparative efficacy of two medications for treating preschoolers diagnosed with ADHD. Both methylphenidate and guanfacine were deemed to…
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Where Is the Evidence for “Evidence-Based” Therapy?

“Buzzword. noun. An important-sounding usually technical word or phrase often of little meaning used chiefly to impress.” This article has been written by psychotherapist Dr. Jonathan Shedler. It begins: “Evidence-based therapy” has become a marketing buzzword. The term ‘evidence based’ comes…
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Let’s rework our approach with ‘angry young people’

Prof. Katrina Skewes McFerran writes: “It’s an incredible feeling to connect in a meaningful way with angry young people who feel excluded, rejected and unhappy. My profession, music therapy, uses music to forge those connections, whether by drumming together as…
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